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Present and Future Uses of Cereal Starches

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Starch is one of the major photosynthetic products and is therefore a constantly renewable resource. It is laid down exclusively by plants to be a source of energy, being converted to sugars by enzymes on the germination of the seed.

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  1. Hollings Faculty, Manchester Metropolitan University, Old Hall Lane, Manchester, M14 6HR, UK

    David Howling

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  1. Satake Centre for Grain Process Engineering, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK

    Grant M. Campbell , Colin Webb  & Stephen L. McKee ,  & 

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Howling, D. (1997). Present and Future Uses of Cereal Starches. In: Campbell, G.M., Webb, C., McKee, S.L. (eds) Cereals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2675-6_2

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